Novelist Ahmed Nagy granted temporary release after court suspends prison sentence
The writer will be subject to a travel ban until a hearing…
Court upholds charges of insulting Islam against writer Fatima Naoot
Naoot receives a reduced suspended sentence of six months
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MP dismissed for ‘insulting’ speaker during session on freedom of speech
Abdul Aal designated Monday’s session for MPs to discuss and express their…
782 documented violations against journalists in 2015
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Distribution of inflated condoms on 25 January anniversary stirs public anger
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Fatima Naoot sentenced to 3 years for ‘insulting Islam’
The writer was charged with contempt of religion